A tree-trimming truck that swerved into the shoulder on Main Road to avoid an oncoming car struck a utility pole, pulling down power lines along with it and backing up traffic Friday in Jamesport, according to Riverhead Town police. READ

What was once planned for 10 mixed-use commercial buildings along the north side of Main Road in Jamesport will now become a hamlet park with a Native American burial ground that will be cordoned off as a “sacred site.” READ

The fifth annual Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for Saturday, March 24, at 1 p.m. It will start at the intersection of Washington and North Railroad avenues and travel north to Jamesport Fire Department headquarters on Manor Road. READ

A Jamesport man was quickly apprehended after a burglary on Bayside Avenue early Friday morning after a homeowner alerted police to a possible intruder in the home, according to Riverhead Town police. READ